Saturday started badly Fernando Alonso and Aston Martin. If this Friday both the Asturian and his partner Spear Ride They secured second place on the grid for Sunday’s race. Formula 1 Sao Paulo GPThe luck of the team that made a surprise in the Interlagos circuit has changed greatly today.
At the end of the first qualifying round for the sprint race, ‘Sprint shots 1’, Esteban Ocon lost control of his Alpine, went wide of Fernando’s corner and crashed heavily into the Aston Martin driver.. “what an idiot“!” shouted the French pilot.
The race management reported this The incident will be investigated After the session was stopped with 33 seconds left while the safety barriers were being repaired in SS1.
“I’m fine, but I think there’s a lot of damage to the car,” he said. Fernando while on the radio Ocon emerged from his Alpine devastated, of his own accord and without apparent consequences. The stewards will now have to determine whether Alonso left enough room for the Frenchman, who was thrown when he hit the AMR23.
The red flag prevented other drivers from improving their laps and Lance Stroll found himself left out of the action the first time around. After finishing third this Friday in qualifying for Sunday’s race. They were eliminated together with the Canadians Ocon, Zhou, Albon and Sgt. During the break due to the incident, Aston Martin mechanics worked against the clock to repair Alonso’s car so that the Spaniard could qualify for the second round, SS2.